TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Role of Self-Determined Goals in Predicting Recidivism in Domestic Violence Offenders
JO  - Research on social work practice
A1  - Lee, Mo Yee
A1  - Uken, Adriana
A1  - Sebold, John
SP  - 30
EP  - 41
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - Objective: This study investigated the role of self-determined goals in predicting recidivism in domestic violence offenders. Method: The study was a posttest design with an annual follow-up of recidivism data of 88 court-mandated batterers who attended a solution-focused, goal-directed treatment program. We hypothesized that goal commitment, goal specificity, and goal agreement would predict recidivism, and that confidence to work on goals would affect the degree to which these factors predicted recidivism. Results: The recidivism rate for program participants was 10.2%, and the final model accounted for 58% of variance in recidivism. The model indicated that goal specificity and goal agreement positively predicted confidence to work on goals, which negatively predicted recidivism. Conclusions: Significance of the study was discussed with respect to the potential positive impact of utilizing self-determined goals, language of "self-determination," and "strengths and solutions" in batterer treatment as well as advances in social work intervention research.<p /> 
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SN  - 1049-7315
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731506294375
ID  - ref1
ER  -